NYT Crossword February 9 2025 Answers

All 140 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Reveal answers one at a time right in the grid, or open any clue for the full explanation.

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Or reveal one answer at a time from the clue list below — it fills into the grid.

ALL CLUES140 CLUES

ACROSS

1ADressed (in)4 lettersCLAD

5AFacial cream amount3 lettersDAB

8AHarriet Tubman was one for the Union3 lettersSPY

11APlace in a pyramid, say6 lettersENTOMB

17ASite of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial4 lettersOAHU

18AHead of a noted animal rescue project4 lettersNOAH

20AProspectors' targets4 lettersORES

22A"Take me to your ___" (alien demand)6 lettersLEADER

23ATV's "Search for the Titanic," for one?14 lettersSPECIALREQUEST

26AFifth-century conqueror who tried (and failed!) to take Rome6 lettersATTILA

27ACharcuterie assortment5 lettersMEATS

28AIt's hard to see4 lettersBLUR

29AChampagne name4 lettersMOET

31AHonk4 lettersTOOT

32AChestnuts7 lettersOLDSAWS

35AInstructions for slaying Dracula?13 lettersMANUALRECOUNT

38ATibetan beasts4 lettersYAKS

40ARealm6 lettersDOMAIN

41AConcern in data transmission4 lettersLOSS

42AShoppers' conveniences4 lettersATMS

46ATributary of the Colorado River4 lettersGILA

48ABit of Rasta headwear3 lettersTAM

49ATribe along the Missouri River4 lettersOTOE

51ABroadway offering titled with dots and dashes?11 lettersSHOWREMORSE

54AOnes moving with the music?7 lettersROADIES

58AHigh-protein diet5 lettersPALEO

59ANat ___ (channel)3 lettersGEO

60AProve untrue6 lettersDEBUNK

63AFarm call3 lettersMOO

64ABelfry locale7 lettersSTEEPLE

67AIndian dish featuring potatoes and cauliflower8 lettersALOOGOBI

69ARear4 lettersHIND

70ATED Talk about neuropsychology?17 lettersSPEECHRECOGNITION

73ASyllables of reproof4 lettersTSKS

75A"So is this our plan or not?"8 lettersSHOULDWE

76AOnes whistling while they work?7 lettersKETTLES

79A"May Day is ___ Day in Hawaii" (holiday slogan)3 lettersLEI

80ALike tightwads6 lettersSTINGY

81APoetic tribute3 lettersODE

83ALose ground, say5 lettersERODE

84AScout's container7 lettersCANTEEN

86AU-Haul ad?11 lettersSPOTREMOVER

89ASister of Hades4 lettersHERA

90APicture of Pluto, for instance3 lettersCEL

92AOrg. holding an annual basketball championship since 19394 lettersNCAA

93AMetaphorical bit of progress4 lettersDENT

94ASpiced quaff4 lettersCHAI

96ABud after Jack, perhaps?6 lettersCHASER

99A___ mind4 lettersHIVE

101AEmail thread with a "Donate now!" message?13 lettersCHAINREACTION

104A"Chow time!"7 lettersLETSEAT

109AChuck4 lettersHURL

110A"I solemnly swear …," for one4 lettersOATH

111ALongtime restaurant critic ___ Greene4 lettersGAEL

113AFeature of the Niña, but not the Pinta5 lettersTILDE

114AMilan fashion house6 lettersARMANI

116AGiddiness at completing this crossword puzzle?14 lettersHIGHRESOLUTION

120AFlattened, in a way6 lettersIRONED

121AContribution to a pot4 lettersANTE

122AReason someone might go streaking4 lettersDARE

123ATo be, in Gay Paree4 lettersETRE

124ACommon sonata enders6 lettersRONDOS

125APluto, e.g.3 lettersGOD

126AAirer of the game show "The Cube"3 lettersTBS

127AOff to someone's inbox4 lettersSENT

DOWN

1DPink drink, for short5 lettersCOSMO

2DPlace for a flag pin5 lettersLAPEL

3DUp5 lettersAHEAD

4DCable channels?5 lettersDUCTS

5DIt's stranded in a cell3 lettersDNA

6DEarly ISP3 lettersAOL

7DSpike4 lettersBARB

8DBad thing to end on8 lettersSOURNOTE

9DLead-in to approval3 lettersPRE

10DPolite affirmation7 lettersYESMAAM

11DPut over the moon5 lettersELATE

12DSomething that, if you cut a hole in it, actually has fewer holes than before3 lettersNET

13DInked up8 lettersTATTOOED

14DJust awful6 lettersODIOUS

15DOfferings in some fruit bowls6 lettersMELONS

16DActor Benjamin of "Miss Congeniality"5 lettersBRATT

19DPosition of authority4 lettersHELM

21DVodka brand, informally5 lettersSTOLI

24D"My goodness!"4 lettersISAY

25DThigh muscle, informally4 lettersQUAD

30DToy inventor with a background in sculpture and architecture9 lettersERNORUBIK

33DLiving ___4 lettersWAGE

34DTake off the top4 lettersSKIM

36DThurman of film3 lettersUMA

37DPartner of dagger5 lettersCLOAK

39DHardly a romp4 lettersSLOG

42DWrigglers by the Nile4 lettersASPS

43D"Like ___," rap hit fueling the Drake/Kendrick Lamar beef of 20244 lettersTHAT

44DFabric similar to suede8 lettersMOLESKIN

45D___ week (TV ratings period)6 lettersSWEEPS

47DCover for a hardwood floor7 lettersAREARUG

50DThis evening, in commercialese6 lettersTONITE

52DClimber's aid4 lettersROPE

53DAlone6 lettersSOLELY

55DWhat face emojis with hearts for eyes mean8 lettersIMINLOVE

56DLong, long time3 lettersEON

57DRoll of green3 lettersSOD

60DHarmonic R&B subgenre6 lettersDOOWOP

61DGoaded7 lettersEGGEDON

62DWhen doubled, chocolate treat3 lettersBON

65DJournalist Holt6 lettersLESTER

66DHerbal supplement used as a cold remedy9 lettersECHINACEA

68DCondition that may involve repetitive behaviors, for short3 lettersOCD

69DDragster6 lettersHOTROD

71DTerm of endearment3 lettersHON

72DIt's a thing4 lettersITEM

73DR&B trio with the 1999 #1 hit "No Scrubs"3 lettersTLC

74DSomething blue that follows Black or Red3 lettersSEA

77DAdam's apple locale4 lettersEDEN

78DSpanish muralist whose "American Progress" is in the lobby of 30 Rockefeller Center4 lettersSERT

80DWelcome at the door5 lettersSEEIN

82DImprint, as a lasting memory4 lettersETCH

85DHome of Si Racha, where the hot sauce was invented8 lettersTHAILAND

86DDid some winter riding8 lettersSLEIGHED

87DThe third one is often dangerous4 lettersRAIL

88DRoof overhang4 lettersEAVE

90DComputers' process of storing data7 lettersCACHING

91DSuperlative suffix3 lettersEST

94DCylindrical Mexican pastry6 lettersCHURRO

95DActor Mark of "NCIS"6 lettersHARMON

97DYoga type5 lettersHATHA

98DCrowd noise4 lettersROAR

100D"Oh, you're in on this, too?"4 lettersETTU

101DBe in charge of, as a committee5 lettersCHAIR

102DSubstances in sports scandals, familiarly5 lettersROIDS

103DRequire4 lettersNEED

105DListings on a blogroll5 lettersSITES

106DIn the 1%5 lettersELITE

107DDecorate5 lettersADORN

108DBelieve it!5 lettersTENET

112DIt's passed on the way to the bar, for short4 lettersLSAT

115DKeanu's role in "The Matrix"3 lettersNEO

117DClassic muscle car3 lettersGTO

118DBall3 lettersORB

119DTous ___ jours (every day, in French)3 lettersLES

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